Plant Lean Leader

What You Will Do

• Assesses current state performance, identifies gaps, visualizes and establishes a plan to get to the future state, monitors progress and shares/acquires best-in-class ideas and systems.
• Defines, designs and implements process improvement as part of the Johnson Controls Business System (JCBS); ensures integration and alignment vertically and horizontally across organization.
• Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies and priorities.
• Facilitates and coaches improvement teams.

How You Will Do It

• Identify gaps in business metrics and then works with all levels of the plant in establishing and executing a strategy for improving them.
• Assess the current state of the plant’s Operations; Develop Future State vision and drive and monitor the implementation plan.
• Coaches plant staff, front line leaders and associates in JCBS.
• Ensures process owner involvement in SW development and team leadership.
• Uses kaizen funnel tracking and reporting systems, will prepare detailed plans, drive project performance, and assure timely completion and achievement of transformational and continuous improvement projects.
• Collaborates with leadership to develop a plant CI Roadmap, driving breakthrough or Best-in-class performance that balances resources between internal plant efficiency and external customer-focused effectiveness projects through 1. Just Do It improvements, 2. Kaizens, 3. Workshops.
• Documents improvement process learning and shares best practices throughout AHU plants.
• Identifies and brings forward to Champion new project opportunities.
• Assists Plant Manager in any strategic initiative that will help in compliance to standards, implementing new systems, and designing creative solutions that will continuously improve the plant.
• Is accountable to deliver the plant annual goals.
• All other tasks as assigned.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree required. 5 Years suggested minimum experience in Continuous Improvement and 5 years experience as a operational frontline leader.
• Has demonstrated high-level performance in current and previous positions.
• Shows initiative, the desire to drive change and is motivated to exceed expectations.
• Possesses solid leadership skills and able to manage both vertically and horizontally.
• Possesses basic statistical knowledge and the ability to apply statistics to product and process improvement projects.
• Can show certifications from a reputable lean leading company.
• Shows effective interpersonal skills and the ability to exercise without authority.
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite Applications (Word, Excel, Access, & PowerPoint) as well as Internet software and E-mail.

Hiring Salary Range

$100,000- $134,000 (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

This position includes a competitive benefits package.